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SEIU Turns on Mayor Rahm Emanuel

SEIU Turns on Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Chicago Mayor and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel isunder attack by some of President Obama’s top political supporters. TheSEIU has committed half-a-million dollars to a new, anti-Rahm effort.The money was approved by a state council as part

Guy Fawkes In Shanghai : Chinese TV Plays "V For Vendetta"

Guy Fawkes In Shanghai : Chinese TV Plays "V For Vendetta"

In authoritarian China, all media is controlled and routinely censored. So consider the surprise of viewers across China last week when the 2005 anti-authoritarian film “V For Vendetta” played on state TV. The film has gained a cult following since its

CA School District Names School After Murderer

CA School District Names School After Murderer

The school board in Alisal Union School District in Salinas, California, is going to name a new elementary school after Tiburcio Vasquez, a man who was convicted of killing at least two people and as many as six and was

Report: Obama's Union-Packed Labor Board Dysfunctional

Report: Obama's Union-Packed Labor Board Dysfunctional

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has traditionally been the federal government’s neutral arbiter of disputes between labor and businesses. It’s tasked with giving a fair hearing to unions, workers and businesses. However, according to a new report from the

Tip for Union Reform: Exempt Police and Firefighters

Tip for Union Reform: Exempt Police and Firefighters

Michigan’s right-to-work reform was very different than Walker’s reforms in Wisconsin. That’s states reforms covered the public sector. While it also eliminated mandatory union dues, it also eliminated collective bargaining for benefits, retaining it for wages. Michigan’s reforms only dealt

EXCLUSIVE-AFP's Phillips: 3 Lessons from Michigan Victory

EXCLUSIVE-AFP's Phillips: 3 Lessons from Michigan Victory

Conservatives got an unexpected victory this week when Michigan became the 24th state to protect workers by enacting a right-to-work law. The reform breaks the unions’ iron grip on workers in the industrial heartland. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) was on

Unions in Michigan Target Koch Brothers

Unions in Michigan Target Koch Brothers

It was no accident that union thugs tore down the tent that protected seniors and women in Lansing, Michigan on Tuesday. The tent held those citizens who were part of Americans for Prosperity, a group backed financially by the Koch

Michigan Right to Work Could Defund Planned Parenthood

Michigan Right to Work Could Defund Planned Parenthood

The link between unions and Planned Parenthood may wind up defunding the abortion provider as well as cutting funds for pro-homosexual activist groups in Michigan. This is because Governor Rick Snyder has signed the Right-to-Work law, which leaves workers free

Complicity of Silence: Media Condones Violence and Racism

Complicity of Silence: Media Condones Violence and Racism

A predominantly white mob calls a black man named Clint Tarver a “nigger” and “Uncle Tom” as they physically demolish his business. This violence is caught on video, the victim has told his story, and plenty of witnesses exist. Moreover,

Victims of Union Violence to Hold Press Conference

Victims of Union Violence to Hold Press Conference

Will Lansing’s union-supporting Mayor and the Unions work to bring the criminal element that caused the mayhem at the anti-right-work rally to justice? That’s the question that’s going to be asked today at a press conference at the scene of

Lansing Unions: Welcome to Obama-Occupied America

Lansing Unions: Welcome to Obama-Occupied America

While some were worried about mob violence if Mitt Romney had won the 2012 presidential election, keen observers of the Occupy Wall Street movement were far more concerned about what would happen if President Obama prevailed.  Barely a month after

Victory in Michigan Shows Tea Party Can Take a Punch

Victory in Michigan Shows Tea Party Can Take a Punch

The passage of right-to-work legislation this week in Michigan is a victory for the state’s working families. It is also a political victory for the conservative movement, and for the Tea Party in particular, which was written off as dead

Unions Reap Their Own Bitter Harvest in Michigan

Unions Reap Their Own Bitter Harvest in Michigan

The Michigan legislature made history today when it passed legislation making the state the 24th to enact right-to-work laws protecting workers. Workers in Michigan can no longer be compelled to join a union as a condition of employment. Perhaps more

Arrest This Man: Obama's Union Goons Assault Steven Crowder

Arrest This Man: Obama's Union Goons Assault Steven Crowder

President Barack Obama owes conservative Steven Crowder–and the nation–an apology after union thugs, angered by right-to-work laws passed by the Michigan legislature today, assaulted Crowder several times in the capital city of Lansing, causing mild injuries. One also threatened to

Mich. House approves right-to-work bill

Mich. House approves right-to-work bill

(AP) Mich. House approves right-to-work limiting unionsBy JOHN FLESHER and JEFF KAROUBAssociated PressLANSING, Mich.The Republican-led Michigan House has approved a contentious right-to-work bill limiting unions’ strength. The measure approved Tuesday morning deals with public-sector workers. Another bill focusing on the

How Union Greed Caused Michigan's Right-to-Work Bill

How Union Greed Caused Michigan's Right-to-Work Bill

Union overreach in the 2012 election set the stage for labor’s last stand in Lansing over right-to-work legislation.  Tuesday’s planned mass protests in Michigan are the culmination of years of struggle by unions fighting to maintain their political and financial

Right-to-Work Showdown Heats Up In Michigan

Right-to-Work Showdown Heats Up In Michigan

New York Post: Michigan gave birth to the United Auto Workers. The union was founded at a convention in Detroit in 1935. After its famous sit-down strike in Flint, Mich., in 1937, the UAW won recognition by General Motors and,

Thousands Protest Right-To-Work Bill in Michigan

Thousands Protest Right-To-Work Bill in Michigan

As expected, thousands of the union faithful are descending on Lansing, Michigan today to protest right-to-work legislation that could up for a vote as early as noon Eastern time.  Some in the crowd came out as early as 5 AM

Obama says he 'won't compromise' on taxes

Obama says he 'won't compromise' on taxes

(AP) Obama says he ‘won’t compromise’ on taxesBy BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentREDFORD, Mich.President Barack Obama warned Monday that he “won’t compromise” on his demands that the wealthiest Americans pay higher tax rates, digging in on the chief sticking point